Interspersed with the apparently endless bonding requests that flooded the Legislature in the first week of the 2010 session are bills that don't spur impassioned Minnesotans to stage rallies, but which some lawmaker nevertheless thought worth the effort.

First-term Minnesota state Rep. Keith Downey, R-Edina, has been named a co-chair of the bipartisan House Small Business Caucus.

Former GOP state Rep. Ron Erhardt of Edina is exploring a run for his old House seat as a Democrat.

Main Story: Bring on the challengers • House District 8B: Rudy Takala, a Republican from Pine City, is challenging second-term Rep. Tim Faust, DFL-Hinckley. • ...

[This was first published in the July 10, 2009 PIM Weekly Report.] It’s been interesting in tech news lately, with the pilfered Goldman Sachs program ...

The city of St. Paul is asking state lawmakers to forgive $32.75 million on a loan that helped pay for the Xcel Energy Center hockey ...

After losing a net two seats in Tuesday’s state House races, House Minority Leader Marty Seifert, R-Marshall, is undecided about whether to seek another term ...